Veteran actress Kathy Chau dies at age 57

Kathy Chow Hoi-mei, who is best known for her lead character Zhou Zhiruo in the 1994 Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB) series “The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber,” has died at the age of 57.

Chow passed away on Monday (Dec 11) due to illness, her studio said in a statement published late Tuesday, without providing any details.

She has been suffering from Thrombocytopenia (low platelet count), according to sources.

Chow was a former Miss Hong Kong contestant and widely known for her leading roles in TVB dramas from the late 1980s to 1990s.

She moved to Beijing in 2002 to pursue new career opportunities and occasionally appeared in several TV series.